First Bancshares Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
First Bancshares is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.04% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 23rd May, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6th May, 2024.
Key information
4.0%
Dividend yield
38%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 3.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | 23 May 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 06 May 24 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Earnings per share | US$2.53 |
| Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | 4.0% |
Recent dividend updates
First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.24
Oct 29
First Bancshares' (NASDAQ:FBMS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Apr 30Recent updates
First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.24
Oct 29First Bancshares' (NASDAQ:FBMS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Apr 30First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.21
Jan 29First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.20
Nov 01First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.19
Aug 02First Bancshares raises dividend 5.6% to $0.19/share
Jul 27First Bancshares receives regulatory approvals for Beach Bancorp acquisition
Jul 06First Bancshares' (NASDAQ:FBMS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Jan 29First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.16
Oct 28First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.15
Jul 30Does First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Jun 09Most Shareholders Will Probably Find That The CEO Compensation For The First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBMS) Is Reasonable
May 14Don't Ignore The Fact That This Insider Just Sold Some Shares In The First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBMS)
Feb 24Is It Smart To Buy The First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBMS) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend?
Feb 04Is The First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBMS) An Attractive Dividend Stock?
Jan 27How Is First Bancshares' (NASDAQ:FBMS) CEO Paid Relative To Peers?
Dec 26The First Bancshares announces $30M buyback program
Dec 16If You Had Bought First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 61% Returns
Nov 30Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: FBMS's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: FBMS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| First Bancshares Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (FBMS) | 4.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.7% |
| Industry Average (Banks) | 3.0% |
| Analyst forecast in 3 Years (FBMS) | 4.0% |
Notable Dividend: FBMS's dividend (4.04%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.53%).
High Dividend: FBMS's dividend (4.04%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.72%).
Current Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (38.2%), FBMS's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years or that it will be covered by earnings.